'Cause I wanna be there wit cha and I know what to bring ... Ya don't get no respect until ya die, if you're a friend of mine... ALONE IN A CROWD (-by Daddy Rollin' Stone and the Endless Party) It ain't no fun being a symbol. Once you come to represent something powerful in... Continue Reading →
Issue 0 was cool, Issue 1 is even cooler! Printed in black and blue on white paper, Mental Beat offers us an interesting mix of old and new rock'n'roll in both English and Italian: Interview with The FLESHTONES, Zig Zag Magazine ( the first rock magazine in the UK), and Mike Hudson (about Johnny Thunders'... Continue Reading →
"In 90 minutes, this film covers Johnny Thunders career from his beginning in the early 70's as a founding member of the highly influential New York Dolls to his demise in New Orleans, where he died under mysterious circumstances in 1991." We interviewed director Danny Garcia about his upcoming documentary Looking For Johnny. Most Johnny... Continue Reading →
"New York City's Such A Whore!" (-Electric Frankenstein)ATTN CITIZENS: Speaking as someone who got chased out of public schools for dressing alot like Karen O, at her splashiest, way back in the mid-eighties, I can tell ya, not just anyone can rock the Raggedy Andy look, and "Make It Work", like Sylvain Sylvain. He's the... Continue Reading →
After enjoying the privilege of being able to do this interview with Nina Antonia, I finally came to the decision of asking her a few questions about her latest news, but I think that nobody would have forgiven me if I had not asked anything about her past as well… Nina, you were born in... Continue Reading →
Is there anyone out here who wouldn't enjoy collecting some thoughts of one of the most talented and enigmatic bass player on earth? We humbly did it, but also with a bit of pride. Ladies & Gentlemen, Mr. Sam Yaffa... When did you start playing music? Could you have ever imagined in your craziest dreams... Continue Reading →
"I'm going, she said. I love you but you're crazy, you're doomed." (Charles Bukowski) Steve Conte (NEW YORK DOLLS)found some time somewhere in between one show with the DOLLS and another with MICHAEL MONROE to have a little chat with us. Steve tells us more about his solo project The Crazy Truth... Can you tell... Continue Reading →
